30 December 2024
This past year marked another 12 months of successful collaborations and insightful outputs for SHOWCASE. Watch the video below to find out about the research developments, especially within the Experimental Biodiversity Areas, technological innovations and stakeholder events that the project was involved with over 2024.
27 December 2024
From everyone from SHOWCASE, we wish you a heart-felt 2024 holiday season and a successful start to the new year!
Let's continue making sustainable choices while creating synergies between agriculture, biodiversity and ecosystem services.
20 November 2024
As the project progressed towards its final stage of Maturity, in November 2024 it was time for SHOWCASE partners to gather one last time in Cadiz, Spain. This occasion was marked by each institution sharing their progress from the past year and where they will focus their strengths in the upcoming year.
The meeting, organised by project coordinator...
13 November 2024
In an effort to advance sustainable agriculture practices, LEAF have officially launched a public consultation on their assurance scheme, LEAF Marque aimed at refining its standards for sustainable farming. Stakeholders, including farmers, businesses and consumers, are encouraged to participate and share their insights on the proposed changes.
LEAF...
01 November 2024
On 1 November 2024, SHOWCASE celebrated its fourth anniversary, marking another year of fostering synergies between agriculture, biodiversity and ecosystem services to support farmers in enhancing native biodiversity, bridging the gap between agricultural incentives and biodiversity management practices to contribute to Europe’s goal of sustainable...
31 October 2024
SHOWCASE ends the month of October with the fifth edition of its newsletter. Considering the project is in a result-focused phase, the newsletter contains various notable achievements and insights since May 2024. Find out more about:
How the project contributes to environmental policy;
Numerous partners' involvement in meetings, events...
28 October 2024
SHOWCASE is hosting an interactive workshop - organised by LEAF - on 22 November 2024, at Manor Farm, Wilton, United Kingdom, to explore the benefits of cover crops for both biodiversity and agricultural productivity. This workshop aims to bring together researchers, farmers and industry experts to co-design practical cover crop interventions that enhance...
23 October 2024
This year, SHOWCASE has organised a session during the 5th Ecosystems Services Partnership (ESP) conference, which will be held in Wageningen, the Netherlands on 18-22 November. The conference, under the theme “Ecosystem Services: One Planet, One Health”, is going to focus on the question of how ecosystem services concept can address the challenges...
18 October 2024
SHOWCASE member Dr. Ignasi Bartomeus (CSIC) opened the 8th Spanish Society of Applied Entomology (SEEA) Conference 2024 in Gijon, Spain on 7-11 October.
There, he presented his work on the conservation of pollinators in agricultural landscapes, as part of the project. In his presentation, Dr Bartomeus discussed the geographical context of Spain...
14 October 2024
SHOWCASE partner Monserrath Lascano from University of Bologna (UNIBO) presented early-stage research on integrating biodiversity conservation with agricultural productivity, as part of SHOWCASE, at the OpenDistal dissemination event organised by the University on 20 September, 2024.
Lascano's work, which focuses on the use of flower strips in stone...
08 October 2024
Dr Amelia Hood, representing University of Reading, was featured on BBC South News where she discussed “the future of farming”, in the context of biodiversity and soil health, particularly as they relate to climate resilience. She shared knowledge gained through working on the SHOWCASE project, which aims to integrate biodiversity into agricultural...
04 October 2024
In a recent co-funded SHOWCASE study, researchers Duccio Rocchini (University of Bologna), Michele Torresani (University of Bolzano) - SHOWCASE partners - and Carlo Ricotta (University of Rome), have explored the importance of spatio-ecological heterogeneity in ecosystems and presented a compelling case for using the Rao’s Q index as an advanced method...